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TCL 14, 22 (P357512)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 22 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357512 |
| Museum no. | AO 08680 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na im-di2-dingir u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Imdi-ilum and Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma | Thus (says) Kur-ub-ištar: |
| 3 | lu-qu2-ti2 sza sze2-ep im-di2-dingir | (Sum) The luqûtu priestess, the one of the šēpi drum (Akk) The laqūru priestesses who the drum of the imdi-dingir drum |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni | which you wrote to me |
| 5 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma sza qi2-a-pi3-im | Thus (says) Atunu, of the qīpim. |
| 6 | ni-qi2-ip u2 szi2-ta-am | a libation bowl of fig-beer, |
| 7 | ba-ti2-iq u2 wa-tu3-ur | he has passed, and he will return. |
| 8 | ni-da-ma _ku3-babbar_ nu-sze2-ba-la2-kum | we shall weigh out, but he will not pay you the silver. |
| 9 | a-hu-a-a / a-tu3-nu lu ta-qi2-pa2 | My brothers, may you be adjured! |
| 10 | lu ba-ti2-iq u2 wa-tu3-ur | may it be passed, and he will return. |
| 11 | ta-di2-na _ku3-babbar e2_ ka3-ri-im | the silver of the granary |
| 12 | ma-la2 na-da2-ku-ni te2-er-ta-ak-nu | whatever is given to you you shall return. |
| 13 | za-ku-tum a-na pa2-ni-a | “The exempted one in my presence |
| 14 | li-li-kam 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | may he come. 2 1/2 minas |
| 15 | hu-sa3-ra-am _sag10_ wa-at-ra-am | ḫusārām sag watram |
| 16 | u2 ka3-sa3-am sza hu-sa3-ri-im | and the kasam-plant of the ḫusarīm-plant |
| 17 | ku-<nu>-ki-a a-me-ta na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | “I am yours, I am the one who is responsible for you. |
| 18 | szu-ma 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2 e-li-isz | that 6 minas of silver and above |
| 19 | hu-sa3-ra-am di2-na | a verdict |
| 20 | szu-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | and 1/2 mina of gold |
| 21 | pa2-sza-la-am u2 e-li-[isz] | a reed fence and above |
| 22 | ka3-sa2-am di2-na | the price of a lawsuit |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ma la i-ta-ab-szi2-[ma] | if he does not agree, and |
| 2 | la ta-ta-ad-na hu-[sza3]-ru-um | you did not give, the ḫušarum |
| 3 | u2 ka3-sa3-am / a-di2 a-la2-ka3-ni | and the kasam-plant until his alaka-vessel |
| 4 | li-bi4-szi2 u2 a-na-kam | her heart - woe! |
| 5 | szi2-ma-am sza ba-la2-ti2-a | the fate of my life |
| 6 | a-mu-ur-ma / sza _ku3-babbar_ | I saw, and of silver |
| 7 | 1(u) _ma-na_ u2 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 10 minas of plant, 15 mina |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib-ti2-im | the silver as a gift |
| 9 | a-al-qe2-ma a-asz2-a-am | I took, and I asked |
| 10 | a-hu-a-a a-tu3-nu lu i-na | my brothers, may they be in |
| 11 | lu-qu2-ti2-im pa2-ni-ti2-im | a luqūtu-demon, a preeminent one, |
| 12 | lu i-szi2-mi3-im sza a-me-ta | may he hear of what I have said. |
| 13 | ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ni / ta-ta-ad-na | you have given to me. |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-un!-ka3-ma | the silver of Kunkama |
| 15 | bu-ur-su2-en6 a-na pa2-ni-a | Bursuen before me |
| 16 | lu-ub-lam szu-ma bu-ur-su2-en6 | I will bring. Hand of Bursuen, |
| 17 | [la2]-szu / a-na _dumu_ um-mi3-a-ni-im | his deficit to the son of Ummi-annum |
| 18 | pa2-ni-e-ma di2-na-ma | before me, and a verdict |
| 19 | lu-ub-lam szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-na lu-qu2-tim | If the silver in the luqūtum |
| 20 | la-szu a-hu-a-a a-tu3-nu | there is none, my brothers, I have none. |
| 21 | [_ku3-babbar_] i-na ra-ma-na-ti2-[ku-nu] | the silver by your own |
| 22 | [di2]-na [...] ma [...] | ... his life ... |
| 23 | [...] ni [...] | ... fear ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u2 _iti 2(disz)-kam_ li-be-el-ku-nu-ma gi5-im-la#-[ni] | May they rule over you for 1 month and 2 months, and may they return to me. |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma 1(disz) _ma-na_ | Speak to Pušu-kēn, and 1 mina |
| 3 | hu-sa3-ra-am sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | the ḫusarām-gift that you wrote me, |
| 4 | ni-il5-qe2 a-[...] x x x-ka3 na-asz2-a-kum# | We took ... and brought it to you. |
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